Airborne Baloney
The latest fad in cold remedies is full of hot air
Skeptic212 articles archived since 1845
Bowling for God
Is religion good for society? Science's definitive answer: it depends
Wronger Than Wrong
Not all wrong theories are equal
Darwin on the Right
Why Christians and conservatives should accept evolution
Fake, Mistake, Replicate
A court of law may determine the meaning of replication in science
Folk Science
Why our intuitions about how the world works are often wrong
The Political Brain
A recent brain-imaging study shows that our political predilections are a product of unconscious confirmation bias
The Flipping Point
How the evidence for anthropogenic global warming has converged to cause this environmental skeptic to make a cognitive flip
SHAM Scam
The Self-Help and Actualization Movement has become an $8.5-billion-a-year business. Does it work?
As Luck Would Have It
Are some people really luckier than others, or is it all in their heads? Both
Cures and Cons
Natural scams "he" doesn't want you to know about
It's Dogged as Does It
Retracing Darwin's footsteps in the Gal¿pagos shatters a myth but reveals how revolutions in science actually evolve
Murdercide
Science unravels the myth of suicide bombers
Mr. Skeptic Goes to Esalen
Science and spirituality on the California coast
Rupert's Resonance
The theory of "morphic resonance" posits that people have a sense of when they are being stared at. What does the research show?
Unweaving the Heart
Science only adds to our appreciation for poetic beauty and experiences of emotional depth
Rumsfeld's Wisdom
Where the known meets the unknown is where science begins
Full of Holes
The curious case of acupuncture
Hope Springs Eternal
Can nutritional supplements, biotechnology and nanotechnology help us live forever?
Fahrenheit 2777
9/11 has generated the mother of all conspiracy theories
